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B.C. has entered a new era of political tumult and change

BC United leader Kevin Falcon speaks in Surrey, B.C. in April, 2023, DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Before we get to the current state of B.C....

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Nicaragua better than Canada? Try again, Mr. Poilievre

Apparently, Canadians are fleeing this country for the verdant splendours of Nicaragua. Why? To escape the ruin in which Justin Trudeau has left this...

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Joe Biden has a problem. Her name is Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at Discovery World in Milwaukee on May 16. Morry Gash/The Associated Press The Daily Show...

29.05.2024 20

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The country is on fire. Pierre Poilievre doesn’t seem to care

Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, on May 22. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press For weeks now,...

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With decriminalization in trouble, conservatives are declaring a new war on drugs

There is the academic view of public policy, and then there is the practical, boots-on-the-ground assessment of its implementation. If ever there was...

02.05.2024 10

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Danielle Smith’s Bill 18 is as cynical and nefarious as it gets

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to reporters on the sidelines of the Canada Strong and Free Network event in Ottawa, on April 12. Spencer...

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Is B.C. on track to become the fiscal basket case of Canada?

When former B.C. NDP premier John Horgan first formed his government in 2017, one of his first appointments was naming trusted friend and one-time...

16.04.2024 8

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Victoria has a problem it can’t solve: homelessness

A small tent encampment in Victoria, on March 12. Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail The Norwegian cruise ship, Bliss, glided into port early last week...

11.04.2024 10

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B.C.’s drug decriminalization project suffers another blow

Since it was introduced more than a year ago, B.C.’s experiment in drug decriminalization has not been met with the best of publicity. And problems...

09.04.2024 10

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Pierre Poilievre is upending B.C. politics without even trying

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a rally in Ottawa on March 24. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press On April 12 of last year,...

04.04.2024 10

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What’s that strange feeling in my knee? Oh, right, it’s my new fake one

When it was my turn to walk through the screening booth at airport security on a recent trip south, I took a deep breath. “This should be...

03.04.2024 10

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Want to provoke Vladimir Putin? Show weakness

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the development of Russian southern regions on March 6. VALERY SHARIFULIN/Getty Images There...

08.03.2024 20

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The great deception: Hosting a major sporting spectacle

The only thing certain about bidding to host a major sporting event is that whatever you suggest taxpayers might be on the hook for will ultimately be...

05.03.2024 10

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Danielle Smith’s friendships come back to haunt her

David Parker, founder of Take Back Alberta, speaks to a small audience in the basement of Deer Run Community Centre in Calgary on April 24, 2023. Jude...

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If the U.S. ever erupted in civil war again, gun rights would likely be the cause

27.02.2024 6

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Flight or fright: A nervous flier’s lament

It hasn’t been the best start to the year for nervous fliers. Last week, a Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while...

02.02.2024 20

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The slow decline of the news industry is bad news for democracy

LA Times Guild journalists rally in front of City Hall to protest against layoffs and changes to job seniority protections during a walkout of the Los...

31.01.2024 5

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A reckoning is coming with the junior hockey sexual-assault scandal

Upon hearing that five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team had been told to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges, the...

25.01.2024 9

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Taylor Swift’s crime? Daring to become a football fan

Taylor Swift reacts after Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce scores a touchdown in the 2024 AFC divisional round game against the Buffalo Bills...

24.01.2024 7

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Rachel Notley profoundly reshaped Alberta politics

The first time I was ever exposed to the charismatic drawing power of Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley was in the spring of 2012. There was a...

18.01.2024 9

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From the federal to provincial levels, negativity is the prevailing political trend

Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in Ottawa. A man who initially sought the...

17.01.2024 9

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Rory McIlroy waves the white flag to signal the Saudis have won

Among the world’s biggest golf stars, none was more outspoken about the negative impact that the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour would have on the game...

12.01.2024 10

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A B.C. judge reminds us all that drug addiction is an illness

When the B.C. government convinced Ottawa to allow the province to commence a three-year experiment to decriminalize the possession of hard drugs, it...

10.01.2024 30

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Canada’s housing crisis is leaving many seniors out in the cold - literally

A for rent sign outside a home in Toronto on July 12, 2022. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press Canadians of a certain age will remember the television...

05.01.2024 9

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B.C.’s persistent crisis: Cancer care

Almost a decade ago, scientists at the BC Cancer Agency sent a letter to their bosses chronicling a litany of concerns they had about their...

21.12.2023 10

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As B.C.’s chief coroner retires in frustration, we should all lament the province’s drug crisis response

In the dozen or so years that she’s been chief coroner of British Columbia, Lisa Lapointe has had a more disquieting view of the province’s drug...

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What’s at stake in Ukraine? America’s future

President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hold a joint press conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the...

15.12.2023 20

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Finally, a government with the guts to take on the housing crisis: B.C.’s NDP

Construction crews work on top of a low-rise condo development being built in Coquitlam, B.C., on May 16. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press For years...

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An inconvenient truth: The carbon tax helps more than it hurts

07.12.2023 6

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Poilievre’s Housing Hell video offers a lousy, dime-store analysis of our housing crisis

Of all of the devices and strategies that federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has employed since taking over the helm of his party, few have...

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